ASTAC

ASTAC Members

  • Aaron Ludlow, UWA (Chair)
  • Aditi Vijayan, ANU
  • Bernhard Mueller, Monash
  • Ilya Mandel, Monash

Ex-officios

  • Pawsey Representative and User Consultant – Chris Harris
  • Swinburne Representative and User Consultant – Jarrod Hurley
  • NCI Representative and User Consultant – vacant

Additional Support

  • Technical Secretary (ADACS) – Eman Ali
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AAL’s Astronomy Supercomputer Time Allocation Committee (ASTAC) allocates available time on the following supercomputer resources for dedicated national astronomy access:

  • OzSTAR, Swinburne University Supercomputer
  • NCI Gadi, NCI National Facility

AAL will also consider ASTAC allocating time on other supercomputer resources that have dedicated national astronomy access, where appropriate.

There are usually two calls for proposals per year, announced in May and November, and closing in June and December. Please refer to ASTAC’s allocation principles.

Terms of reference

Members of ASTAC are appointed by the AAL Board via an application process (organised by AAL) and are installed for a two-year fixed term, with the possibility of renewal. In addition:

  • AAL is responsible for appointing Chair and Deputy Chair positions on the committee. The Chair position is typically a one year term, reporting to the AAL board.
  • AAL aims for institutional, geographical, career stage and gender diversity across its advisory committees.

ASTAC is formed by Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) and the ASTAC process is managed by Astronomy Data and Computing Services (ADACS).